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Take 8-week classes regardless of which course type they and William Palko. Alumni also have select. Services include online tutoring the opportunity to give back to the after spring break and advising, on-campus document programs that helped them during their drop-off, and virtual appointments time at San Jac. Whether their resource San Jacinto College’s second set of for things such as admissions, career was a scholarship, an academic or eight-week spring classes (8B) begin services, dual credit, financial aid, technical department, the food market, Monday, March 22, 2021, making it the testing, veteran services, and more. or emergency funding, there is always an perfect time to tackle your educational Photo courtesy of San Jacinto College Visit sanjac.edu/my-way to learn opportunity to pay it forward. Lifetime goals. Whether you’re looking to further more and to register. and one-year alumni association your career, enhance your skills, or occur at specific times on certain days, memberships are available. just try a new hobby, San Jac has you just as a typical face-to-face course Calling all For more information about ways to covered. Registration is open now for would occur. join, get involved, or give to the San these spring 8B classes. • FACE-to-FACE classes will take place San Jac alumni Jacinto College Alumni Association, Plus, if you’re already registered as a in person on campus, with reduced class visit sanjac.edu/alumni and sign up San Jac student this spring, the College sizes and social distancing measures. The San Jacinto College Foundation for the alumni newsletter, like the San will help cover the cost of tuition for an • Hands-On HYBRID is for the is relaunching the San Jac Alumni Jacinto College Alumni Association on extra 8B class if you add an additional technical and applied skill courses. Association and invites all alumni to join Facebook, or email [email protected]. course to your existing schedule! Visit Most class instruction will be delivered and reconnect with the College. sanjac.edu/grants to learn more. online. Students will come to campus Whether you were a member of the College brings Students have multiple options for in small groups to complete hands-on College’s original graduating class or spring course delivery with “San Jac My learning and practical testing. one of the students who celebrated via a aerospace education Way,” which offers five different ways to • The FLEX Campus option allows virtual ceremony for 2020 spring and fall to local elementary, learn, both in person and online: students to spend some time in the commencement, the alumni association Online Anytime, Online on a Schedule, classroom with an instructor, in addition has a space for all San Jac grads. With middle school students Face-to-Face, Hands-On Hybrid, and to online learning. Small groups of the cost of higher education steadily on Flex Campus. students in each class will have the the rise and the current pandemic forcing Ringing in 2021 means San Jacinto • ONLINE Anytime allows students option to attend in person, following many students to put their education College Aerospace Education is kicking to take classes online, at any time. all CDC and College health and safety on hold, alumni can make an impact for off the Pathway to the Stars after- This is the most flexible of the four protocols, while the remaining students current students through memberships school programs. Beginning last spring, options, allowing students to work on will access the same coursework online. or donations to the San Jacinto College 20 elementary school campuses and coursework whenever their schedule The small groups will rotate so all Alumni Association. one middle school campus across five allows, without having to come students in a class have multiple chances Proceeds from each membership school districts began learning and to campus. to attend in person, although it’s never a purchased or donations received experimenting with lessons relating to • The ONLINE on a Schedule option requirement to attend in person. support the Alumni Scholarship NASA’s Artemis and Forward to the also delivers coursework online, but Student services will remain available Fund, established by the association’s Moon exploration programs. the lectures and virtual instruction will to all students enrolled this spring, founding members Dr. Charles Grant News continued on page 5 SAN JAC HAPPENINGS DATE EVENT TIME SITE March 8 FAFSA Days and Nights workshop 10 a.m.-12 p.m. & 2-4 p.m. Online: Email [email protected] for Zoom link March 9 CPD: Stretching Your Dollar During a Pandemic 12-1 p.m. Online: Register at [email protected] or call 281-476-1893 March 10 Softball vs. Kilgore College 2 p.m. & 4 p.m. South Campus softball field S25 March 13 Baseball vs. Galveston College 2 p.m. & 5 p.m. North Campus John Ray Harrison Field at Andy Pettitte Park N22 March 15-21 Spring break holiday College closed All campuses and online classes March 16 Baseball vs. Alvin Community College 6 p.m. North Campus John Ray Harrison Field at Andy Pettitte Park N22 March 20 Softball vs. Galveston College 2 p.m. & 4 p.m. South Campus softball field S25 March 20 Baseball vs. Alvin Community College 2 p.m. & 5 p.m. North Campus John Ray Harrison Field at Andy Pettitte Park N22 March 22 FAFSA Days and Nights workshop 10 a.m.-12 p.m. & 2-4 p.m. Online: Email [email protected] for Zoom link March 23 CPD: Stretching Your Dollar During a Pandemic 12-1 p.m. Online: Register at [email protected] or call 281-476-1893 March 24 CPD: Summer Camps Info Session 10-11 a.m. Online: Register at [email protected] or call 281-476-1893 March 25 CPD: Conversational Spanish 12-1 p.m. Online: Register at [email protected] or call 281-476-1893 March 25 Baseball vs. Coastal Bend College 2 p.m. North Campus John Ray Harrison Field at Andy Pettitte Park N22 March 27 Softball vs. Coastal Bend College 2 p.m. & 4 p.m. South Campus softball field S25 March 29 FAFSA Days and Nights workshop 10 a.m.-12 p.m. & 2-4 p.m. Online: Email [email protected] for Zoom link March 31 CPD: Medicare 101 12-1 p.m. Online: Register at [email protected] or call 281-476-1893 All times and event schedules listed are subject to change. For more information, visit sanjac.edu. sanjac.edu Sunday | March 7, 2021 | Opportunity News | Houston Chronicle Custom Advertising Section >>> 3 ERL/Law VaLVE of TExas cRafTs TRaining aid foR coLLEgE's maRiTimE pRogRam

By Melissa Trevizo The training barge trailer features train our mariners with hands-on, SAN JACINTO COLLEGE functional high-level and overfill alarms real-life working equipment.” with cutaways, allowing students The Maritime Technology and The San Jacinto College Maritime enrolled in the tank barge and tank ship Training Center, located on the Houston Technology and Training Center received courses to experience hands-on training Ship Channel’s Bayport Turning Basin, a new tank barge training trailer for its in a safe environment. Students can offers more that 72 USCG-approved incumbent and credit students thanks also observe pressure/vacuum valves maritime courses and a full range of to ERL Commercial Marine (ERL)/Law and an expansion truck with cutaways non-credit courses for professional Valve of Texas. to display, a gauge tree, reach rods, gate Photo by Melissa Trevizo, San Jacinto College mariners. The facility also houses three “Training aids such as this provide a valve, and rising stick gauges. The San Jacinto College Maritime Technology full mission bridge simulators, a marine low-risk environment for current and “We have incorporated the ERL/ and Training Center received a new tank engineering lab, a fire field with modular future mariners alike to increase their Law Valve barge trailer into our United barge training trailer for its incumbent and fire trainer, and two navigation labs. credit students thanks to ERL Commercial knowledge of mission critical marine States Coast Guard-approved tankerman Marine (ERL)/Law Valve of Texas. From left to “We value our partnership with equipment,” said Craig Theiler, general courses,” said Amy Arrowood, director, right: John Stauffer, associate vice chancellor, ERL/Law Valve and are so excited to have manager, ERL/Law Valve of Texas. “Pair credit program, Maritime Technology maritime technology and training center; received the new training tank barge this with the quality of instruction and Training Center. “This allows Edward Horton, director maritime commercial; trailer,” said John Stauffer, associate vice San Jac provides, and we are able to students to become familiar with actual Amy Arrowood, director maritime credit; Sean chancellor, Maritime Technology and Ragains, ERL; and Craig Theiler, general make significant progress towards our equipment they will be using once they manager, Law Valve of Texas. Training Center. “This training aid allows collective goal of providing a skilled begin the next level of their maritime us to provide the vital hands-on training maritime workforce to help strengthen career as a licensed tankerman.” partners like San Jacinto College. our students need to ensure they possess the economy and make the maritime ERL/Law Valve of Texas currently “All of us at ERL, especially the the necessary skills and knowledge to industry a safer place to work.” crafts hundreds of products on more than skilled craftsman that built this training successfully and safely work on 10,000 compartments for nearly 300 platform, want to thank San Jacinto tank barges.” different customers, providing safe and College for giving us the opportunity To learn more about the San Jacinto reliable products to most inland and blue to work with them on this tank barge College Maritime Technology and water barges. The company continues to training trailer,” said Todd Marshall, Training Center, visit www.sanjac.edu/ develop new products that benefit not vice president, ERL/Law Valve of Texas. maritime, or to learn more about ERL only each individual customer but the “We value all educators, especially ones Commercial Marine/Law Valve of Texas, Photo courtesy of ERL/Law Valve of Texas industry overall, including educational like those at San Jacinto College that visit www.erlmarine.com. NortH CAMpuS NurSiNg StudeNtS joiN CoVid-19 VACCiNAtioN effort

By Courtney Morris current North Campus nursing students training in 2020, altering in-person SAN JACINTO COLLEGE and one recent graduate who volunteered classes and clinical rotations. But the for vaccination shifts Jan. 5 at Patients pandemic also showed future nurses that When Amber Smith got the call for Medical Center. health care, like education, evolves. volunteers in her email inbox, she wasted In early February, 15 North Campus “The pandemic has allowed our no time responding: “Yes!” nursing students returned to administer students to see the changing dynamics Photo by Courtney Morris, San Jacinto College “I could not pass it up,” said Smith, more vaccines. of health care and to participate in Student Loren Tijerina administers a a first-year nursing student at the San As COVID-19 vaccines began rolling those changes,” said Kerri Hines, North COVID-19 vaccine. Jacinto College North Campus. out to frontline health care workers Campus nursing department chair. The opportunity was to help and the public, North Campus faculty That’s why Hines, nursing clinical COVID-19 vaccine. They saw it as the administer the Moderna COVID-19 ensured their students got hands-on coordinator Tyra Rideaux, and adjunct perfect opportunity for students to vaccine to employees and their family experience in the fight to stop the spread. faculty member Debra Radomski apply their skills during a pandemic — members at CHI St. Luke’s Health were excited when Patients Medical something that wasn’t possible a Patients Medical Center, a San Jac clinical Changes ahead Center reached out for nursing student year earlier. affiliate. Smith numbered among six COVID-19 disrupted health care volunteers to help administer a Students continued on page 4 4 <<< Houston Chronicle Custom Advertising Section | Opportunity News | Sunday | March 7, 2021 sanjac.edu TCC To launCh experienTial proCess safeTy Training program aT san JaCinTo College

By Melissa Trevizo training that allows workers to practice courses to incumbent workers from our SAN JACINTO COLLEGE skills in CPET’s 8,000-square-foot, industrial partner facilities,” said Jim two-story glycol process training unit Griffin, associate vice chancellor/senior The Texas Chemical Council (TCC) is and 35 custom interior labs, including vice president of CPET. “The incumbent partnering with the Texas A&M Mary Kay a multifunctional glass pilot lab, 20 workers who enter our facility will be O’Connor Process Safety Center (MKO) interactive classrooms, four custom working with technologically advanced and San Jacinto College’s LyondellBasell workstations, and advanced control custom laboratories, experienced Center for Petrochemical, Energy, & rooms. Students will complete 24 hours instructors at the top of their fields, and Technology (CPET) to launch new of lab work at the state-of-the-art Photo courtesy of San Jacinto College a curriculum developed by TCC and process safety management courses this CPET facility and 24 hours of San Jac in partnership with the MKO.” spring. The courses will enhance process online instruction. of the TCC Process Safety Committee. TCC hopes the San Jac courses will safety competency across industry. “These courses will elevate the “Most people coming into our industry prove successful, become a model Each professional development importance of process safety competency today have little, if any, process safety for developing other process safety course — Introduction to Process Safety, for incumbent workers across industry, acumen when they walk in the door, and courses, and be offered at other colleges Introduction to Risk Management, Fire help prevent industrial accidents, and these courses seek to change that.” delivering industry-based curriculum Protection and Emergency Response, ensure the safety of our employees,” said The council initiated a process across Texas and eventually across and Industrial Safety and Technical Steve Skarke, vice president of Kaneka. safety improvement project after the country. Fundamentals – was developed in “Safety is always at the forefront for numerous industry incidents occurred “We encourage industry leaders in collaboration with the MKO, an industry, but with these new hands-on in 2019. TCC leaders collaborated San Jacinto College’s service area to academic leader in process safety courses, we are looking to set a with Texas A&M to conduct research take a closer look at these courses research and best practices. higher standard.” and develop a plan to enhance process and identify workers across your “We are very excited to partner TCC, a statewide trade association for safety across all industry sectors. The organization that would benefit from with San Jacinto College to offer these chemical manufacturers in Texas, sought primary focus of the plan is to create this process safety training,” Rivero said. professional development courses for to develop these courses as a response professional development opportunities San Jacinto College plans to roll industry workers,” said Hector Rivero, to a series of process safety incidents in for incumbent workers. However, it out the first two courses concurrently TCC president and CEO. “San Jac recent years. is expected that the material will also in May, and once the full program is has state-of-the-art facilities, highly “As our industry has hired thousands be used to enhance the process safety launched later in 2021, the set of four qualified faculty, and has demonstrated of new workers to backfill for the large curriculum offered to students enrolled courses will be offered every 90 days. great academic leadership in partnering number of retirements at all levels in in process technology programs to Look for more information about the with Texas A&M to deliver quality our organizations, ensuring process get similar training before they TCC PSM program at San Jacinto College process safety curriculum that will help safety competency for our workforce is enter industry. at www.sanjac.edu/lyondellbasell- keep our manufacturing plants safe.” critical,” said Bill Efaw, associate process “We are thrilled to be working with center-petrochemical-energy-technology/ The courses include hands-on safety director for Dow and vice chair the TCC to offer these experiential safety incumbent-worker-training.

Students continued from page 3 Newcomers and overcomers a part of history in the making by administering the Eager volunteers Smith jumped at the chance to lend her skills to COVID vaccine!” Although the spring semester hadn’t started yet, the cause. The aspiring neonatal nurse has a heart for Hines, Rideaux, and Radomski found seven student helping others during COVID-19 and beyond. volunteers for the early January vaccination shifts. All “It was a great experience, and I cannot wait to be had foundational nursing skills and experience giving able to get more volunteer opportunities to give back intramuscular injections. to the community and learn skills to become a great At Patients Medical Center, the chief nursing nurse,” she said. officer gave students an orientation, discussing CDC Also volunteering was second-year nursing student guidelines, Moderna vaccination protocols, and hospital Loren Tijerina. While she has missed some on-site policies. Afterward, students paired with staff RNs and clinical experiences because of COVID-19, Tijerina says Radomski, their San Jac faculty representative. San Jac has offset these losses with realistic simulation After observing a COVID-19 injection and training. After becoming an RN, she plans to pursue administering one with supervision, they gave the her bachelor’s degree in nursing while working. vaccines on their own with back-up help available. “The pandemic has taught me to be strong overall “This was a great opportunity for the College to and to continue to push for my dreams regardless of Photo by Courtney Morris, San Jacinto College maintain its positive rapport with the community and any obstacles in my path,” she said. Five students volunteered for a morning vaccination shift at CHI St. Luke’s Patients Medical Center,” Radomski said. And Tijerina is all about overcoming obstacles: “I am Patients Medical Center. sanjac.edu Sunday | March 7, 2021 | Opportunity News | Houston Chronicle Custom Advertising Section >>> 5

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT ISAIAH Tunello: ServICe IS SeCond nATure

By Andrea Vasquez leaders to secure Veterans Memorial the opportunity to complete their SAN JACINTO COLLEGE Stadium in League City as the venue for associate degree and high school donation drop-offs. diploma simultaneously. When 17-year-old Isaiah Tunello Additionally, he received sponsorships “CHECHS has been a game changer,” walks across the stage at his high school from local restaurants to provide he said. “It’s given me great leadership graduation ceremony in May, he will have discount coupons as incentives to opportunities, such as an internship with already received his associate degree from encourage community member a military member and being selected to San Jacinto College. In addition to his donations. The event was successful participate in Texas Boys State. CHECHS degree and high school diploma, he’ll also and was also covered by KTRK ABC 13. is great for any student who is willing have two congressional nominations from Donations included PPE, canned goods, to put in the work. Being in a smaller Congressman Randy Weber (TX-14) to the drink items, and hygiene items and setting, you get to know everyone, U.S. Military Academy at West Point and Photo courtesy of San Jacinto College were distributed to CCISD’s Campbell and you build great relationships the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. This served in the U.S. Air Force. Tunello Elementary and Brookside Intermediate with your teachers and professors, is what student success looks like as an wants to carry the torch and be the first and the Galveston County Food Bank. which helps when you need letters of early college high school student. in his family to attend a U.S. service Tunello also credits a lot of his drive recommendation for college applications The Clear Horizons Early College academy with additional service as a and determination from being an early and jobs. You really can’t go wrong going High School (CHECHS) senior believes military officer. college high school student. In 2007, the early college high school route.” that a life of service has always been in “This is a way for me to give back to CHECHS was established at San Jacinto For more information on San Jacinto the cards for him. His father is a Harris this country and everything it’s done College in partnership with CCISD. College dual credit and early college County Sheriff’s Office deputy, and his for my family and I,” Tunello said. The first of what is now eight early high school programs, visit sanjac.edu/ mother, a special needs education teacher, “My parents immigrated here from college high school programs at the apply-register-pay/types-admissions/ so helping others is just part of his DNA. the Philippines, and I was fortunate to College provides high school students dual-credit-early-admission-program. “Growing up, my parents really be born here. We’ve all worked really instilled in me the value of helping hard and accomplished a lot, so I just others,” said Tunello. “They raised me see this as the best way I can say thank to always look for opportunities to pay it you while continuing to better myself IT’S NOT forward and help out in the community. through education and serving others.” My uncle was also in the Navy, so he’s Last November, Tunello organized a been a great role model as well. Being of donation drive for low-income families TOO LATE! service to others has just always been a impacted by COVID-19. He contacted big part of who I am.” area social workers to find out which Military service runs in his family as schools in Clear Creek Independent REGISTER NOW well. Along with his uncle who served School District would benefit most from in the U.S. Navy, his great-grandfather supplies donated and worked with local FOR SPRING 8-WEEK CLASSES News continued from page 2 like never before. Students are learning Lessons included Forces of Flight, the need for engineers, technicians, and CLASSES START Aerospace, Metallurgy, Why Space, professional employees, seeing first-hand Navigation, and Space Habitats. that these are achievable career goals that Houston’s space industry is booming are available to them right here at home. MARCH 22 The Apollo space program launched us to the moon for the first time, and now the Artemis program will take us back to the moon, including the first woman on the moon, making these students the Artemis Generation. For more information on San Jacinto College aerospace education programs and upcoming summer camps, visit sanjac.edu sanjac.edu/continuing-professional- An Equal Opportunity Institution Photo courtesy of San Jacinto College development/aerospace-education. 6 <<< Houston Chronicle Custom Advertising Section | Opportunity News | Sunday | March 7, 2021 sanjac.edu

THIS MONTH IN SOCIAL MEDIA

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Geology professor John-Franklin Dzuryak 1 posted this behind-the-scenes look into his teaching setup.

Student engagement specialist Eddie Munoz 2 shared his welcome message for the start of classes. 3

2 During manual transmission week, students in the Honda PACT program 3 jumped at the chance for hands-on learning.

Recruiting staff created a fun TikTok video to 4 welcome students to a new semester.

4 Cosmetology students participated 5 in a mentorship program at Element 5 7 Salon in League City.

Pre-nursing student Cassandra shared her workspace before diving into the new 6 semester. 6

Student Alexa posted her goals for the week 7 in addition to this mantra mug. 7

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By Courtney Morris the College community’s daily choices. a light if they think it’s just saving the SAN JACINTO COLLEGE The energy council can encourage this College money on their electric bill,” behavior modification. Who better than she said, “but they might be more

If you feud with family over the a coworker to ask, “How about shutting apt to help if they knew those savings Photo by Courtney Morris, San Jacinto College optimal thermostat setting or gripe down your computer at night?” or were going to help our students pay for The building automation system shows over lights left on in empty rooms, try “Do you turn off lights when you leave tuition or books.” energy use at the Maritime Campus. keeping utility bills in check for 1,300 the room?” homes combined. That’s how much San Jac usually keeps occupied New meets old department and council are teaming to space San Jacinto College manages: buildings between 68 and 74 degrees, Energy conservation is reduce energy waste. 3 million square feet. temperatures that are comfortable never-ending work. “We want to be in a position where Providing hot and cold air, lights, and for most. But “reasonable” decisions While San Jac pursues modern we’re using the least amount of energy power to the College’s five campuses may include, for example, dropping energy-efficient technology in new in case those predictions are correct,” and other facilities is a big job. And the temperature for technical program buildings, older facilities require Laws said. “If we can get this right, the the energy management department students wearing PPE for simulations. retrocommissioning — diagnosing College may be able to avoid difficult welcomes help with keeping the “We have to weigh that,” Laws said. performance and revamping or replacing choices in the years to come.” costs down. “That’s part of our job.” outdated equipment and systems. The San Jac leadership has prioritized In 2019, San Jac created the energy In other cases, it goes back to behavior cycle continues as buildings age and energy conservation, realizing short- council with 10 campus representatives modification conversations: Do you turn technology changes. and long-term return on investment. to serve as eyes and ears for energy your thermostat up or down that much Some immediate changes have Meanwhile, CenterPoint Energy offers conservation. Not only do members at home? Instead of bringing a space included converting to LED lights and the College incentives to pursue energy- learn about the College’s current heater, can you wear a jacket? determining where solar panels make efficient technology, and the state initiatives, but they can suggest ideas sense. Renovated and new buildings get provides low-interest loans for energy and champion conservation among Champions of the off switch double-pane windows since single-pane conservation measures. coworkers and students. On Jan. 26, the energy council met via leak air. “The College acknowledges [rising Zoom to discuss recent energy savings Energy conservation also means energy costs],” Laws said. “A lot of The hidden expense and ideas to gain momentum. delivering what each building needs in colleges are looking at today, not Utilities rank second in San Jac’s Scott Gernander and Anna Guevara utilities — not too much or too little. long term.” budget — just after personnel. both serve on the council. Gernander, Laws and other energy management Since 2016, Texas has required dean of administration, interacts with staff monitor a building automation Start small colleges and universities to reduce all Central Campus departments since system, software that manages 120,000 While energy conservation can get their utility use by 5 percent each year. he manages campus operations. Energy heating, ventilation, and air conditioning technical, the energy council helps break The energy council will help San Jac conservation is a no-brainer for him. control points. it down: It’s about small changes that continue to meet this mandate. “Taking the time and effort to “It takes two full-time technicians to make a big difference. “We really need as part of our energy conserve allows us to allocate more to keep the system at peak operability,” Beyond lowering bills, saving energy plan buy-in from the council members,” other areas that will directly impact the Laws said. “We can see everything from means more money for student resources. said David Laws, facilities systems and success of our students,” he said. our office.” Reducing the College’s carbon footprint energy manager. “We did not want to Gernander goes beyond advocating The system can turn off AC when it’s also means a better environment. tell people what we’re doing without the off switch to reporting campus not needed or turn it on temporarily With 3 million square feet of space, input, help, and support.” energy issues. to dehumidify areas. It can also ensure San Jac reduced its carbon emissions More than 70 percent of San Jac’s “I do my best to report any location water is not being over-pumped to in 2020 by the same amount a standard ability to reduce energy use comes from on campus that may be too cool, too unoccupied buildings. car would have produced traveling warm, or have any other energy or 11.8 million miles. lighting concerns,” he said. Keeping tomorrow in mind In Guevara’s mind, conserving energy Guevara, human resources position In early 2020, San Jac locked in a should be everyone’s goal. management coordinator, not only cares low electricity rate for five years, going “We should all be doing our part to about the environment but also wants to from $0.049 to $0.037/kwh. Because conserve energy at work and at home,” help the College save money. As the of the lower rate and reduced campus Guevara said. “Most people probably self-dubbed “crazy person” leaping for activity during altered operations, the don’t ever think about how much the the light switch, she hopes people will College dropped its annual energy bill by College spends in energy costs. I certainly see a bigger impact than reducing a $418,000 last year. didn’t before joining this council. I think utility bill — like contributing to student Since the electricity rate will likely if people understand their impact, they Photo by Courtney Morris, San Jacinto College resources or scholarships. increase — perhaps significantly — will try to help ease that burden on the The energy council met via Zoom on Jan. 26. “Someone may not care to turn off in 2025, the energy management College — and on the environment.” 8 <<< Houston Chronicle Custom Advertising Section | Opportunity News | Sunday | March 7, 2021 sanjac.edu YOUR GOALS. YOUR COLLEGE.

VISION & MISSION Vision — San Jacinto College will advance the social and economic mobility of all members of our community. We will be known for our excellence in teaching and learning, our intentional student-centered support, and our commitment to every student. We will be the preferred workforce and economic development partner in the region and a champion for lifelong learning. San Jacinto College will inspire students to explore opportunities, define their educational and career paths, and achieve their goals and dreams.

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